Dallas Morning News photo by Ron Baselice -- Buc-ee’s t-shirts and an ice cooler in the shape of a pick-up truck greet shoppers at one of the store’s entrances during opening day in Terrell, Texas June 22, 2015.

Photo by Matthew Sigur -- Gouter, a new restaurant owned and operated by chef Chris Wadsworth, is now in its soft opening phase, serving up lunch.

Photo provided by Chris Wadsworth -- Gouter, a new restaurant in Mid City Baton Rouge, offers small plates such as this Duck Three Ways dish with duck egg, duck bacon and duck cracklin.

Photo by Matthew Sigur -- Chef Chris Wadsworth has opened his new restaurant, Gouter, at Government Street in Mid City Baton Rouge.

Photo by Matthew Sigur -- Gouter, a new restaurant in Baton Rouge, is now open.

Dallas Morning News photo by Ron Baselice -- Buc-ee’s t-shirts and an ice cooler in the shape of a pick-up truck greet shoppers at one of the store’s entrances during opening day in Terrell, Texas June 22, 2015.

Photo by Matthew Sigur -- Gouter, a new restaurant owned and operated by chef Chris Wadsworth, is now in its soft opening phase, serving up lunch.

Photo provided by Chris Wadsworth -- Gouter, a new restaurant in Mid City Baton Rouge, offers small plates such as this Duck Three Ways dish with duck egg, duck bacon and duck cracklin.

Photo by Matthew Sigur -- Chef Chris Wadsworth has opened his new restaurant, Gouter, at Government Street in Mid City Baton Rouge.

Photo by Matthew Sigur -- Gouter, a new restaurant in Baton Rouge, is now open.

Currently, Goûter is serving only lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekdays. Business hours will be extended in the future, with dinner served from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

Wadsworth said he will expand hours and start serving dinner after Lent.

The restaurant, whose name is pronounced “goo-tay” and means “to taste” in French, offers small and big plates, soups, salads and sandwiches.

The restaurant, 334 Third St., is now serving lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Saturday.

Breakfast, dinner and weekend brunch menus will be served in the coming weeks, according to general manager Matt Harrison.

The restaurant, which started in 2012 in the now-closed Courtyard Gifts and Interiors on Arnold Lane, offers French-inspired dishes while sourcing from as many local ingredients and producers as possible.